Scammers are targeting graphics cards, and Nvidia's RTX 5090 is a frequent choice. Here's how to stay safe from GPU scams.

I built one because I wanted a home entertainment center of sorts — those PCs are often referred ... I've seen such PCs decked out with the latest components, including GPUs like Nvidia's RTX 5090, ...

According to Redditor JamesFerg650, a trip to the Santa Clara, Calif. Micro Center for a Zotac RTX 5090 took a turn when he arrived home and opened the (apparently factory sealed) box, only to ...

Hardware Graphics Cards Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Over $90,000 worth of RTX 5090 GPUs have been replaced in-box by crossbody backpacks at just one Silicon Valley Micro Center ...

Micro Center confirms it has over 30 cases of PC gamers receiving backpacks inside of their expensive new NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 graphics cards, no GPU.

The box was returned to Micro Center, naturally. It's easy to imagine the store refusing to hand over another card by claiming this was all an unimaginative ruse to get a free RTX 5090.

Imagine spending $3,000 on Nvidia’s latest GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card only to unbox a pile of backpacks instead. That’s what happened to one unlucky consumer who encountered a bizarre case ...

The retailer suspects that 30+ Zotac units were compromised at a factory in China before the boxes were sealed. It's since provided one affected buyer with the actual GPU.

Micro Center suddenly has loads of stock of an Asus RTX 5090 GPU This card is stupidly expensive at 85% over MSRP, though, so rather than improved supply, this is likely more a reflection of that ...

The RTX 50-Series, the Food Truck, and the High Demand With demand significantly exceeding supply, obtaining an RTX 50-series GPU at its recommended retail price has been nearly impossible. However, ...